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US driver faces jail for injuring Kiwi
A hit-and-run driver who nearly killed a professional New Zealand cyclist in the US has pleaded no contest and faces up to 10 years in jail.
'He killed my nephew'
The uncle of a late night hit and run victim believes the teenager who today pleaded guilty to killing him should go to jail for a long time.
Teen admits fatal hit and run
A teenager has pleaded guilty to a late night hit and run in Christchurch last month, which killed one person and injured another.
Teen dies in collision with tanker
Relatives of a 14-year-old cyclist were first on the scene after a fatal collision between the teenager and a milk tanker in Northland.
Woman's eight hour ordeal down bank
A woman who was lost on the Rimutaka Hill for at least eight hours after her car veered off the road last night was "remarkably'' uninjured.
Toddler death: 'Unusual chain of events'
A mother was probably distracted for only a moment before a crash with a bus that claimed her three-year-old son's life, a coroner has found.
Man's body found in burnt-out van
The tight-knit community of Kaikoura is mourning the loss of a man whose body was believed to have been found in a burnt-out van near a popular surf beach.
Child car seats: Height matters, not age
Children in their first two years of primary school will be legally required to be restrained in car seats, but experts say it's height that matters.
Mandatory child car seat age raised
Child restraints will be mandatory for children up to the age of seven under new rules announced by Government today.
Gang brawler hit by car
A man is fighting for his life after being run down by a ute following a street brawl in Rotorua.
Victim keen to return to NZ
The only survivor of a car crash that killed four South American tourists has spoken about his recovery and his plan to return to New Zealand.